The state chronicle., 1887-12-08

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The State Auditor is now signing and
mailing warrants for pensions.
The Fire Commissioners will decide
whether To adopt the fire alarm system to
morrow Friday night.
The Monogram Climb will give a german
an Henry Hall on Friday night next, com
pIimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. f. Ferrall.
The new County Board Of Education,
Col. l. ID. Stephenson, Chairman; II. &.
oiye. and ". c. Brewer qualified on Mon
day.
Or J y Sexton is the new President of
the Raleigh Academy of Medicine DR. 4
J ButIalo, Secretary; and DR. Z Hines,
treasurer.
Make Home attractive-N Nothing adds
50 much TO the pleasures of a home as
music. Buy good Piano or Organ of J.
L stone Raleigh, \. G., and you will
never regret it.
The County Commissioners have been
in session this week, and have had much
business TO transact. The bonds of the
county officers We're renewed, examined
aad accepted
The Directors of the Insane Asylum
met this week. There are now 292 in
mates in the Asylum, which is the largest
number of patients the institution has
ever had.
There was a great ingathering into the
churches sunday. Forty two Joined the
First Presbyterian church; thirty Edenton
street Methodist church; twenty eight the
First Baptist church; and five the Baptist
Tabernacle.
only Woman's Heart" will be ren
dered al Metropolitan Hall Friday night,
Dec. 9th, by ''the beautiful, young and
phenomenal artist Helen Blythe. sup
ported by a strong aud carefully selected
company.
4 gentleman advertising in the ''Want
Column" of the CHRONICLE writes: please
stop my al in Your Want Column, rs
have secured a man. Advertising in it
paws | have received no less than fifty
letters concerning the matter
The contract of putting steam heating
apparatus in the capitol and Supreme
court building has been awarded to Kelly
Il Jones ot PIttsburg, Pa. The bid OF this
frm for the two buildings IS S14 600, which
j. several hundred dollars lower than any
other bid.
Rev W : Pettigrew, rector of the Epis-
p al church at Ridgeway, IS attending
Egv NJ Pearson's meetings. He led the
meeting Wednesday night This excel
lent divine IS brother Of the distin
guished General Johnson Pettigrew, de
ceased
The Board of Agriculture is in session.
yesterday resolutions We're adopted urg
ing our members Of Congress to press the
passage of the Hatch bill for the benefit
Of Experiment Stations. There are SIX
applicants for State Chemist, vacated by
DR.. Dabney.
No more cigars. no more milk shakes
and such things on Sunday IN Raj
eIgh The drug stores commenced last
sunday and will hereafter be closed
on this day, except for the sale OF
drugs. This is "a good move and We are
glad to be able to state It.
As the Christmas Holidays approach
the question invariably arises; w hat
shall | buy for the one love best?' This
question is easily solved this morning, for
If every reader, male or female will look
in our advertising columns for Hutson q
Cos holiday card, they viii find the very
articles needed. These presents are not
expensive but they are elegant, durable
and useful.
Rev Mr. Pearson 5 revival meeting Will
eloseto-night Thursday During the meet
I4gthere have been about 400 conversions
"a har in he =
10 have Joined the different churches
in the CITY, Others will join. To morrow
night friday Mr. Pearson will preach to
the negroes at their Presbyterian church
on Person street He goes from Raleigh
to Concord. after resting few days.
Next week the CHRONICLE will have some
thing to say of the work of Mr.. Pearson,
Of tile good results of scrlptural revlVals,
and Of the causes that operated TO make
Mr.. Pearson 5 meeting so great success
writing to the Raleigh Christian Advo-
cate District Attorney, F. IL. Busbee says;
1t IS very generally understood among
Methodists all over North Carolina how
Mr. Norman has endeared himself to the
members of Edenton Street Church. But
possibly, il may not be equally as well
known that among the people Of Ralei2h,
Of all denominations, he IS esteemed and
loved in no ordinary degree His pure
character, his cordial sympathy and abun-
dant charity, his zeal in every good work,
his manliness and his faith have combined
to render his pastorate a marked success,
and his departure from our city Is source
of sincere regret TO the entire community.
Wherever he may go, ne carries with hlm
universal PRAYER for his future happl
ness.
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